Total Crime Rate

231.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 231.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eglesfield Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 56th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eglesfield Road (NE33 5PS) in the last 12 months was 231.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Beacon and Bents average (300.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 112.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eglesfield Road (NE33 5PS), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Street. Police recorded 302 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eglesfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frost Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frost Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frost Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frost Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufront Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufront Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beaufront Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beaufront Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufront Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufront Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dacre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ravensworth Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frost Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chichester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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